For a copy of a South Dakota birth certificate, please print and complete the appropriate form, enclose a copy of a valid government issued photo ID, and send a money order or check (payable to SD DOH) to the name and address below.

South Dakota Register of Deeds

600 East Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501-2536

(605) 773-4961

To order:

South Dakota vital records filed after 1905 are available. Many birth records for events occurring before 1905 were filed later and are in the system.